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Is Jeff Iverson’s Non-Typical Minnesota Buck a New State Record?

The Minnesota record book could be re-written after just the first weekend of the Gopher State’s 2012 whitetail hunting season.

Jeff Iverson, while bowhunting in Houston County during opening weekend, killed what could possibly be the new state record for non-typical whitetail deer. The initial measurements on this latest trophy book buck are eye-popping, with a gross score of 245 5/8”, net of 227 1/8” and a base typical score of 196” due to it’s 8×7 frame.

The scores for the Iverson buck of course are all green scores and have not been confirmed yet by a certified B&C panel, but that could happen by Thanksgiving after the mandatory 60-day drying period. The current Minnesota state record for an archery non-typical is the Scott O’Konek buck, which was harvested in October of 2009. The O’Konek buck, from Morrison County, scored an impressive 227-3/8” and dethroned the prior record that stood since 1989, when Glen Bullick added his name to the list.

Interestingly enough, this is the third season that Iverson hunted this particular buck. Two years ago, when the buck was a six-by-six typical, he missed a shot at it with his bow.

Iverson also had a picture of he and his buck taken with a Buffalo County, Wisc., woman, who was rumored to have netted a 200 plus inch rack over the weekend, as reported on the Whitetail World forum. It’s not often you get to catch a glimpse of over 400 inches of antler in one photo, but the first few days of the 2012 hunting season provided a chance for just that.

We will continue to bring you the latest as more information develops. For additional photos and the exclusive, inside story on how Jeff Iverson brought down this Minnesota giant, be sure to check out the Spring 2013 issue of North American Whitetail.

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<h2>Tom Boyer</h2>Knowing I couldn’t even come to my knees without breaking the little concealment we had, I decided to lie on my left side, using my left elbow for as solid a rest as could be achieved within the slight incline of the old fencerow. But when I shouldered the rifle, the sight of the crosshairs oriented at a 10-4 o’clock angle was definitely a different look from the normal 12-6 position we all practice from. Even so, I didn’t figure that would matter if I aimed at the right spot and squeezed off a clean shot.
I settled the crosshairs where I needed to place the bullet and steadied the rifle. Whispering “fire in the hole” while floating the crosshairs on the spot, I gently squeezed the trigger until the recoil removed the buck from my view.
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<h2>Tom Boyer</h2>Knowing I couldn’t even come to my knees without breaking the little concealment we had, I decided to lie on my left side, using my left elbow for as solid a rest as could be achieved within the slight incline of the old fencerow. But when I shouldered the rifle, the sight of the crosshairs oriented at a 10-4 o’clock angle was definitely a different look from the normal 12-6 position we all practice from. Even so, I didn’t figure that would matter if I aimed at the right spot and squeezed off a clean shot.
I settled the crosshairs where I needed to place the bullet and steadied the rifle. Whispering “fire in the hole” while floating the crosshairs on the spot, I gently squeezed the trigger until the recoil removed the buck from my view.
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<h2>Teddy's Buck</h2>With a whopping 40 inches of non-typical growth, he has a gross Boone & Crockett score of 215 3/8. The rack’s 21 6/8-inch inside spread certainly helps to show off its unique character. He was just a special deer, and very much a result of patience in both management and hunting.
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<h2>Nick Drake</h2>The action was fast and furious right from the get-go. At daybreak a doe busted through the cedar thicket with an eight-point suitor following close behind. The doe, however, wanted nothing to do with her pursuer and jumped into a nearby pond in an attempt to flee the buck.
This, however, wasn’t the last of the action. Nick continued to watch several bucks harass does throughout the morning, but chose not to take a shot at them.
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<h2>Kyle Heuerman</h2>Any serious whitetail hunter knows that it’s not often that we get a second chance on the buck of a lifetime, or even a first chance for that matter. But luck was on the side of Kyle Heuerman and his girlfriend Jennifer Weaver when they put an arrow through this 196-inch Illinois brute.
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<h2>Joe Franz</h2>We estimate he was 7 1/2 years old. That’s based on photos from 2010, when he clearly wasn’t over 3 1/2. When I got him he weighed over 300 pounds on the hoof, as suspected.
Official B&C measurer Glen Salow came up with a “green” gross score of 258 7/8 inches. After the 60-day drying period, he again taped the rack. This time he got a gross non-typical score of 261 3/8, with a net of 230 7/8. The gross score evidently makes this the highest-scoring wild whitetail ever harvested on professional video.
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<h2>Jon Massie</h2>Jon’s no stranger to free-ranging whitetails across the central plains, having guided a number of clients to trophies and harvesting many big ones himself. In fact, going into 2013 he’d shot two net Boone & Crocketts: one a non-typical scoring over 200, the other a typical from public land.
With such success behind him, Jon felt all of his hunting dreams already had come true. At least, he did until a buck he’d never seen showed up on one of his trail cameras.
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<h2>Junior Key</h2>Junior’s outstanding whitetail is the biggest ever recorded from Monroe County, and he ranks as one of the Bluegrass State’s top bucks from the 2013-14 season. This great non-typical also is the latest member of Kentucky’s all-time Top 30 list.
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<h2>Mikell Fries</h2>At 16 yards, Mikell took aim at the giant and released his arrow. In an instant, the shaft had passed through him. The deer instantly whirled and ran out of sight . . . but then, within seconds the archer heard him crash to the ground.
“I remained in the stand for several minutes to gather my thoughts and calm down,” Mikell says. “I’m sure the entire encounter only took a few minutes, but it seemed an eternity.”
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<h2>Bill Robinson</h2>Three double-digit tines of 10 2/8 to 13 5/8 inches, plus 7 1/8- and 9 3/8-inch brows and a 21 3/8-inch inside spread, add plenty to this regal crown. Put everything together and you have a gross 9-point frame score of 193 6/8. That’s as big as it sounds.
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Typical asymmetry and 11 6/8 inches of abnormal points total 25 1/8 inches of deductions, so as a typical, the deer nets “only” 168 5/8. But the 8×5 rack’s total gross score of 205 4/8 is much more reflective of its stunning size. Regardless of score, the Robinson buck is clearly a marvel of nature.
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<h2>Ryan Sullivan</h2>Ryan Sullivan was only 19 when, during the 2013 season, he arrowed an Arkansas buck of gigantic proportions. Like many of his fellow Arkansans, Ryan is a deer and duck fanatic. For several years, however, he gave up most of his duck season to lock horns with the world-class buck.
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